List of South Korea articles
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 10: South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In speaks during his presidential inauguration ceremony at National Assembly on May 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Moon Jae-in of Democratic Party, was elected as the new president of South Korea in the election held on May 9, 2017. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Will South Korea’s New President Foil Trump’s Attempt to Pressure North Korea?
Putting real pressure on Pyongyang requires deft management of a complicated alliance.
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C_YbCr_W0AAmd7p ‘Game of Thrones,’ Pokémon, and Dabbing: The Crazy Ways South Koreans Watched the Election
South Korea’s TV networks win the graphics war on election day.
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 09: South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea reacts after a television report on an exit poll of the new president at the party's auditorium in the National assembly on May 9, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Polls have opened in South Korea's presidential election, called seven months early after former President Park Geun-hye was impeached for her involvement in a corruption scandal. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Young Koreans Are Winning Their Generational War
South Koreans are angry about jobs and elite corruption - but that's driven them left, not right.
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new moon In South Korea, Will Moon Bring Back Sunshine?
South Korea’s president-elect could complicate Trump’s policy toward the Korean peninsula.
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<> on December 19, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. 3 Things to Watch for in South Korea’s Presidential Election
South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to select a replacement for ousted President Park Geun-hye — with potentially big implications for the United States.
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South Korean protesters hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a rally against the planned deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on February 28, 2017. Residents living near a South Korean golf course on February 28 sued to stop it becoming the site of a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, their lawyers said as Chinese media poured scorn on the plan. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) South Korea Is More Worried About Donald Trump Than Kim Jong Un
Seoul is used to dealing with an unruly Pyongyang and an imperious Beijing. But it’s the irascible American president who is imposing himself on the country's election.
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poland Protests in Poland and Russia, Elections in Germany and South Korea: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
Catch up on top news you missed over the weekend.
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Topographic map of North Korea. (Wikimedia Commons) Why ‘5027’ is a number you should know: How war in Korea might unfold
If there is one problem the U.S. military has studied and thought about, it is war on the Korean peninsula.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) speaks as British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson (L) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) listen during a security council meeting on North Korea at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 28, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington will push for a tougher global response to North Korea during a meeting Friday of the UN Security Council that will see China come under heavy pressure to rein in its ally. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Rex Tillerson Calls On U.N. Members To Tighten Vise On North Korea
China, Russia, and other powers voice fear that U.S. threat of military action may lead to miscalculation and war.
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This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 11, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front C) during a combat drill of the service personnel of the special operation battalion of the Korean People's Army Unit 525. / AFP / KCNA VIA KNS / KNS / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images) Kim Jong Un Is a Survivor, Not a Madman
North Korea's behavior might seem irrational to outsiders, but the Kim regime is just taking logical actions to survive.
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PHILIPPINE SEA - APRIL 23: In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Carl Vinson transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on April 23, 2017 in the Philippine Sea. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is operating as part of U.S. 7th Fleet, but remains deployed under the U.S. 3rd Fleet Forward operating concept, which provides additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (Photo by USN Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers via Getty Images) Senate Heads to White House for Briefing on North Korea, But U.S. Strategy Still At Sea
In an unusual move, the White House will host the entire Senate to update lawmakers on tensions with Pyongyang. But it’s not clear where the Trump administration is headed.
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TOPSHOT - US Vice President Mike Pence (2nd R) visits Observation Post Ouellette with his daughters (L) near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between North and South Korea on April 17, 2017. Pence arrived at the gateway to the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas, in a show of US resolve a day after North Korea failed in its attempt to test another missile. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) Could Playing Chicken With North Korea Pay Off?
The seeds of a diplomatic solution could be forming — if the Trump administration is thoughtful and disciplined enough to seize the opportunity.
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nk crop Trump’s North Korea Standoff Rattles Allies and Adversaries
While the EU’s foreign-policy chief tries to defuse tensions in Northeast Asia, the Trump administration is lighting fires.
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TOPSHOT - South Korean Marines take position on a beach as amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells during a joint landing operation by US and South Korean Marines in the southeastern port of Pohang on April 2, 2017. The drill is part of the annual joint exercise Foal Eagle to enhance the combat readiness of the US and South Korea supporting forces in defense of the Korean Peninsula. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for America to Cut South Korea Loose
The first step to solving the North Korean problem is removing U.S. troops from the middle of it.
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 03: Moon Jae-In, presidential election candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea speech during the primary election on April 3, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The Democratic Party of Korea held the last round of its primary election to name its candidate Moon Jae-In for the upcoming presidential election. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) South Korean Elections Could Derail Trump’s Plans to Get Tough on North Korea
South Korea’s next president will almost certainly favor a more cautious approach to Pyongyang, just as the White House is trying to pile pressure on the regime.
